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Lora holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a law degree from Campbell University. She resides in Saluda, North Carolina with her husband, Matthew. 

Lora is a partner at Feagan & Baker in Columbus, North Carolina. She previously served as an associate attorney at the same law firm.

Lora T. Baker currently serves as the District Court Judge for District 29B. She was appointed in 2023, and is serving her first term. 

Licensed to practice law in the state of North Carolina.

- Licensed to practice law in the state of North Carolina.

Legal Experience

As of June 14, 2024, Lora T. Baker did not have a website or any information online.

Ethics & Conduct

Judicial Administration

Plans to "treat everyone with fairness…”

Believes as a county resident, her understanding of local issues of childcare, employment, and housing challenges will provide her "context in presiding over family law cases, criminal cases and civil cues in the proper light.”

- Plans to "treat everyone with fairness…”
- Believes as a county resident, her understanding of local issues of childcare, employment, and housing challenges will provide her "context in presiding over family law cases, criminal cases and civil cues in the proper light.”

Judicial Philosophy

Member of North Carolina’s Advocates for Justice organization.

- Member of North Carolina’s Advocates for Justice organization.

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Lora T. Baker

Lora is a Partner at the Feagan & Baker Law Firm in Columbus, North Carolina. She previously served as an Associate Attorney at the same law firm before assuming her current role. 

Lora T. Baker currently serves as the District Court Judge for District 29B in North Carolina. She was appointed to this position in December 2023, and is serving her first term. 

As of June 14, 2024, Lora T. Baker did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

Said her judicial philosophy is to "treat everyone with fairness…”

- Said her judicial philosophy is to "treat everyone with fairness…”
- Believes as a county resident, her understanding of local issues of childcare, employment, and housing challenges will provide her "context in presiding over family law cases, criminal cases and civil cues in the proper light.”

Lora holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a law degree from Campbell University. She resides in Saluda, North Carolina with her husband, Matthew. 

Lora received her law degree from Campbell University after earning her bachelor’s from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She is a member of the Family Law and Young Lawyers Divisions and North Carolina’s Advocates for Justice. Lora and her husband currently live in Saluda, North Carolina.

Lora was previously a Partner at Feagan & Baker Law Firm in Columbus, North Carolina, where she has been employed as a practicing attorney since 2008.

Lora T. Baker currently serves as the District Court Judge in District 29B. She was appointed to this position in December 2023. 

The candidate said, “My judicial philosophy is not so different from the golden rule we all grew up with. I strive to treat everyone with fairness…”

The candidate said, “Childcare, employment and housing issues are struggles that anyone living here can see. Knowing those local issues will give me context in presiding over family law cases, criminal cases and civil cues in the proper light.”

- The candidate said, “My judicial philosophy is not so different from the golden rule we all grew up with. I strive to treat everyone with fairness…”
- The candidate said, “Childcare, employment and housing issues are struggles that anyone living here can see. Knowing those local issues will give me context in presiding over family law cases, criminal cases and civil cues in the proper light.”

- District Court judges hear civil, criminal, and juvenile cases. Civil cases dealing with divorce, child custody, and child support are heard in District Court. 
- Under the District Court, the magistrate can try small claims cases ($10,000 or less), landlord eviction cases, and suits for recovery of personal property. A magistrate is an independent judicial officer, recognized by the North Carolina Constitution as an officer of the district court. 
- District Court Judges are elected for a four-year term. Elections are partisan. 